[quote=@catchamber] There is, and it's called mass archiving, distribution, and examination. [/quote] Alright, but at whose command & at whose cost? On the government dime will this be worth the trade-off? [quote=@catchamber] Integrity is based on public opinion, and measured through public feedback systems on/off-line. [/quote] Is it really holistically representative to aggregate 'public opinion'? I'd argue against such a method; leave the validity of textbooks to experts. [quote=@catchamber] The old schools get remodeled or just continue as they are. [/quote] ...yeah, but into what? Your proposition is more or less suggesting that these institutions are obsolete, thus useless. [quote=@catchamber] It won't cost more if you transfer funds for state subsidies (i.e. GI Bill, vouchers, grants, loans) directly into the system, and force the textbook/tuition price gouging to end. [/quote] It'll do quite the contrary. Firstly, by knocking out state education subsidies, you're instantly cutting the cord on student funds (which is fine as long as it's phased out, which it isn't in this scenario). And by spitting all of that money into the system, we inflate the economy. If you throw more funding at colleges, they'll take the surplus and demand more, and the only funding government gets is foreign debt and tax dollars. [quote=@catchamber] That's ridiculous, people would just create new industries and jobs. By the time everyone is unemployed, everyone can literally survive without doing anything. [/quote] Yes, new industries and jobs are being created, but are vastly outpaced by the amount of qualified students available- in other words, more demand than supply. And I'm not sure what you mean by "everyone can literally survive without doing anything"- do you mean welfare, which would create a stagnant, detrimental lower class that thrives on taxpayer-funded handouts? Or heavy underemployment, which leads to more young adults graduating with debt and no relevant, decent job to pay it off? Even in practice this is already the case, and letting it be is letting the downward spiral do its thing. [quote=@catchamber] No thank you. I'd like a 21st century education system, not another generic "reform" bill that just adds more scarcity and dissolves the skill base of the economy. [/quote] You can't just say 'it's current year and modern' and expect the problems to vanish. By making a university degree worth its buck and making less advanced sectors open for local education, the end product is a more qualified, fitting employee market. "Economic skill base" isn't something you can artificially jack up. If the graduating market is underemployed, [i]meet the standard[/i] instead of forcing the square peg in the round hole. Under the status quo there's already a disenfranchised employee market that's far too underemployed and unemployed, and making a degree a click away only furthers that issue.